Great Things Come in Innovative Packaging: An Introduction to PlantBottle™ Packaging

Innovation comes from inspiration, and at The Coca-Cola
Company we are greatly inspired by the very people who drink our beverages. Our
consumers expect us to deliver the beverages they know and love in a package
that meets their needs such as convenience and safety, but also in a package
that is environmentally
considerate. PlantBottle™ packaging has been meeting consumer expectations
since 2009. The first-ever fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made
partially from plants looks and functions just like traditional PET plastic,
but has a lighter footprint on the planet and its scarce resources.

Since its introduction in 2009, PlantBottle packaging has
been distributed in a variety of packaging sizes across water, sparkling, juice and tea beverage
brands—from Coca-Cola
to DASANI to Gold Peak. Today,
PlantBottle packaging accounts for 30 percent of the Company’s packaging volume
in North America and 7 percent globally, some 6 billion bottles annually, making
The Coca-Cola Company a large bioplastics end user.

PlantBottle packaging is
reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and increasing our use of renewable
materials. To date, more
than 35 billion PlantBottle packages have been distributed in nearly 40
countries. The technology has enabled us to eliminate the potential for more than 315,000 metric tons of carbon
dioxide emissions—equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from
burning more than 743,000 barrels of oil—and save more than 36 million gallons
of gas.

From inception, we envisioned licensing PlantBottle Technology to
non-competitive companies, based on the belief that we have a responsibility to
work with others on solutions to our collective environmental challenges. In
2011, The Coca-Cola Company licensed PlantBottle Technology to H.J. Heinz for
use in its ketchup bottles. In 2013, Ford Motor Company announced plans to use
the same renewable material found in PlantBottle packaging in the fabric
interior in certain test models of the Fusion Energi hybrid sedan. And in 2014,
the first reusable, fully recyclable plastic cup made with PlantBottle
Technologyrolled out in SeaWorld® and Busch Gardens® theme parks across the United States.

Committed to
collaboration, in June 2012 and in partnership with Ford Motor Company, H.J.
Heinz Company, NIKE, Inc. and Procter & Gamble, we announced the formation
of the Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC), a strategic working group
focused on accelerating the development and use of 100 percent plant-based PET
materials and fiber in their products. Together we are supporting and
championing research and expanding knowledge toward technology that will enable
commercially viable, sustainably sourced, 100 percent plant-based PET plastic
while reducing the use of fossil fuels.

While pleased with our
progress so far, we’re not fully satisfied. True innovators keep innovating and
so our work continues.

We have a goal to
convert all new PET plastic bottles, to
PlantBottle packaging (up to 30% plant-based) by 2020. In addition, partnering
with select biotechnology firms we are working to move from lab to commercial
scale in producing a 100% plant-based PET plastic bottle. These companies are
helping us make a significant step toward our vision of commercializing PlantBottle
packaging made entirely from plant-based materials. After all, our ultimate goal is a 100
percent renewable, responsibly sourced bottle that is fully recyclable.

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company, offering over 500 brands to people in more than 200 countries. Of our 21 billion-dollar brands, 19 are available in lower- or no-sugar options to help people moderate their consumption of added sugar. In addition to our namesake Coca-Cola drinks, some of our leading brands around the world include: AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater, and Zico coconut water. At Coca-Cola, we’re serious about making positive contributions to the world. That starts with reducing sugar in our drinks and continuing to introduce new ones with added benefits. It also means continuously working to reduce our environmental impact, creating rewarding careers for our associates and bringing economic opportunity wherever we operate. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people around the world.

The fairlife® brand is owned by fairlife, LLC, our joint venture with Select Milk Producers, Inc., and fairlife’s products are distributed by our Company and certain of our bottling partners.